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michgary 03-02-2025 09:59 AM

gators and golfing
 
PGA golfer Billy Horschel pushed a gator back into a pond this week with his wedge at the tournament in West Palm Beach. Has anyone had any experience with gators while golfing in the villages?

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CoachKandSportsguy 03-02-2025 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by michgary (Post 2412995)
PGA golfer Billy Horschel pushed a gator back into a pond this week with his wedge at the tournament in West Palm Beach. Has anyone had any experience with gators while golfing in the villages?

experience?
meaning like, your golf ball lands within 5 ft of a gator sunning himself to stay warm?
or
experience in like wrestling the ball away from one?

not sure for what kind of experience you are looking?

golfing lost ball or steve irwin style?

michgary 03-02-2025 10:13 AM

It would seem poking a gator with your golf club IS NOT a good idea. You can get away with it 10 times in a row,, and then uh oh .. #$%^&*:@#%% :sad:

justjim 03-02-2025 10:22 AM

They say a gator is faster than you for the first 20 yards. Stay away from them for sure. Forget about a golf ball that is close to a gator period.

MrFlorida 03-02-2025 10:31 AM

My experience with gators is to stay far away ..........

fdpaq0580 03-02-2025 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by justjim (Post 2413011)
They say a gator is faster than you for the first 20 yards. Stay away from them for sure. Forget about a golf ball that is close to a gator period.

HELL NO! I paid $1.25 for that ball back in 2019. It's like one of the family. I'll save you little Bally Wally Woo! 😱😮🥹

DonH57 03-02-2025 12:12 PM

Can't say I have. The only encounters I've had with them is they usually ignore you or when they see my fat ass they slink off because they just lost their appetite!

Stu from NYC 03-02-2025 05:29 PM

Rumor has it that many are scratch golfers

AZ SLIM 03-03-2025 05:25 AM

Playing with Gators
 
Never play with a gator for money. They cheat and leave a mess in your golf cart.

dewilson58 03-03-2025 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2412997)
experience?
meaning like, your golf ball lands within 5 ft of a gator sunning himself to stay warm?
or
experience in like wrestling the ball away from one?

not sure for what kind of experience you are looking?

golfing lost ball or steve irwin style?

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

golfing eagles 03-03-2025 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by michgary (Post 2412995)
PGA golfer Billy Horschel pushed a gator back into a pond this week with his wedge at the tournament in West Palm Beach. Has anyone had any experience with gators while golfing in the villages?

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Remember, they are more afraid of you than you are of them (99% of the time). The other 1%, well just ask Chubbs Petersen ( from "Happy Gilmore"):1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

GpaVader 03-03-2025 06:49 AM

I only have to run faster than one other person in my group, I don't have to run faster than the gator....

golfing eagles 03-03-2025 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GpaVader (Post 2413157)
I only have to run faster than one other person in my group, I don't have to run faster than the gator....

Kind of depends on how many of your group is with you by the gator, who is the closest, and who is the fastest runner:crap2:

spinner1001 03-03-2025 06:53 AM

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Billy Horschel was just trying to speed up play. Just rub the gator’s belly. No problem.

golfing eagles 03-03-2025 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by spinner1001 (Post 2413163)
Billy Horschel was just trying to speed up play. Just rub the gator’s belly. No problem.

Then does a genie appear?


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